United States men's national soccer team

passion for soccer in Sioux Falls can be improved if high school soccer games begin to be televised. Often times football, baseball, and basketball games are shown on local TV broadcasts. From personal experience, I have never seen a high school soccer game broadcasted on TV in Sioux Falls. This is a problem because other sports are getting more exposure and as explained above, more exposure leads to more popularity. The graph below in Figure 2 shows the popularity in football vs. soccer among…

World Cup is being held in various cities in Canada this year. Women’s soccer teams from all around the nation have travelled to compete against each other, all aiming for the ultimate prize of being crowned the 2015 FIFA World Cup Champions. The Women’s World Cup, an event that occurs every four years, has been around since 1991, yet the 2015 World Cup is the most controversial one to date. The fact is that no FIFA World Cup, men's or women's, has ever been played on an artificial surface; all…

necessary to speak about the positive influences that Hispanics have in the United States. First, I will define Hispanic, as defined by the United States Census Bureau. The Bureau says that an individual from Puerto Rico, Central…

Soccer, also known as Futbol, is a game played on a field between two teams of 11 players each with the object to propel a round ball into the opponent 's goal by kicking or by hitting it with any part of the body except the hands and arms (Merriam-Webster.com). It has become a very popular sport played in many countries around the world. This sport is a way that many countries can interact with others through competition. In the last 30 years, soccer has begun to grow in popularity in the…

In a world filled with conflicts and misunderstandings, there are certain things that one may think: why is this such a big conflict? We can easily fix this. Well in sports one of the top conflicts is equity among genders. For years, sports have been fighting for equity for different races and ethnicities, welcoming men and women all around the world now. Thanks to Mr. Jackie Robinson,Roberto Clemente and many others for breaking the color barrier. Although the world of sports accepts almost…

months.It consisted of a peach basket and a type of soccer ball,but when he made it he only had 13 rules for it.The NBA started on this day in 1949, after a damaging three-year battle to win both players and fans, the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). sociation of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). The BAA incorporated…

brought vast amounts of attention to women 's sports. One example of gender discrimination in women 's sports is the playing conditions. In December of 2015, the United States women 's national soccer team had to call off one…

It is 2016 and gender inequality is still in full effect in the United States. More specifically gender inequality takes a huge role in the workplace, which is where it is mostly seen. Women are treated very unfairly compared to men, they do not receive the same opportunities that they do. It is astonishing how much of a difference it makes whether you are a male or female in the workplace. My thesis is that females are treated differently in the workplace and do not have the same fair chances…

reveals how severe the gender equality remains to this day. This inequality is easily apparent in all aspects of sports, ranging from coaching to playing, recognition to income. Women athletes are ultimately paid lower salaries than any man in the men’s divisions of the same sport. Most receive less recognition for their achievements and the sports they participate in, whether they win or lose. Plenty of times women are made mockeries of and slandered. Too many times they are judged on what they…

"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance" (insert citation here). These words, found in an education act passed in June 1972, are what provided women with academic and eventually athletic semi-equality. This quote, called Title IX, was proposed to give more education opportunities to young girls. At…